ESTIMATING WORKFORCE SKILL GAPS USING SOCIAL NETWORKS

摘要

Estimation of workforce skill gaps using social network services are described herein. An unfilled job is represented by a job posting on a social network service. A skill is predicted as being required for the unfilled job by determining that each member of a set of members has an electronic profile on the social network service listing the skill as possessed by the member. A quantity of unfilled jobs on the social network service requiring the predicted skill is calculated. A quantity of selected job-seeking members of the social network service is calculated, each selected job-seeking member having an electronic profile on the social network service listing the predicted skill as possessed by the selected job-seeking member. A workforce skill gap for the predicted skill is estimated by subtracting the calculated quantity of job-seeking members from the calculated quantity of unfilled jobs.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
using one or more computer processors to perform operations of:
for each electronic job posting in a set of electronic job postings on a social network: designating a skill as being required for an unfilled job represented by the electronic job posting, the designating performed by determining that each respective member of a selected plurality of members of the social network:
has used the social network to view the electronic job posting; andhas a respective electronic profile listing the designated skill as possessed by the respective member;calculating a quantity of selected electronic job postings from the set of electronic job postings requiring the designated skill;calculating a quantity of selected electronic profiles on the social network, each respective electronic profile:
representing a respective job-seeking member of the social network; andlisting the designated skill as possessed by the respective job-seeking member;calculating an estimated workforce skill gap of the designated skill by subtracting the calculated quantity of selected electronic profiles listing the designated skill from the calculated quantity of selected electronic job postings designated as requiring the designated skill; andgenerating a user interface, including the estimated workforce skill gap, to be presented to a user of the social network.